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Master of Criminology (Leuven) (60 ECTS) Master of Science

 

Students with a degree obtained at an institution of the Flemish Community

Direct

On the basis of the following degrees, or similar degrees, obtained at an institution of the Flemish Community:

  • Bachelor in de criminologische wetenschappen (Leuven)
  • Bachelor in de rechten (Leuven) (Optie criminologische wetenschappen)

After a bridging programme

After succesfully completing the bridging programme: Schakelprogramma voor bachelors in de maatschappelijke veiligheid (Leuven, 63 sp.), the following degrees are accepted:

Bachelor in de maatschappelijke veiligheid

After succesfully completing the bridging programme: Schakelprogramma: Master in de criminologische wetenschappen (Leuven, 83 sp.), the following degrees are accepted:

Bachelor in het sociaal werk
Bachelor in de verpleegkunde
Bachelor in de vroedkunde
Bachelor in de orthopedagogiek
Bachelor in de toegepaste psychologie
Bachelor in het bedrijfsmanagement, afstudeerrichting rechtspraktijk
Bachelor in de gezinswetenschappen
Bachelor in de sociale readaptatiewetenschappen

After a preparatory programme

On the basis of the following degrees, or similar degrees, obtained at an institution of the Flemish Community:

  • After successfully completing the preparatory programme: Voorbereidingsprogramma: Master in de criminologische wetenschappen ( Leuven, 40 sp. ) , the following degrees are accepted:
    • Bachelor in de communicatiewetenschappen (Leuven)
    • Bachelor in de onderwijskunde (Kortrijk)
    • Bachelor in de pedagogische wetenschappen (Leuven)
    • Bachelor in de politieke wetenschappen en de sociologie (Leuven)
    • Bachelor in de psychologie (Leuven)
    • Master in de bedrijfscommunicatie (Leuven)
    • Master in de communicatiewetenschappen (Leuven)
    • Master in de pedagogische wetenschappen (Leuven)
    • Master in de psychologie (Leuven)
    • Master in de sociologie (Leuven)
  • After successfully completing the preparatory programme: Voorbereidingsprogramma: Master in de criminologische wetenschappen ( Leuven, 47 sp. ) , the following degrees are accepted:
    • Bachelor in de rechten (Kortrijk, Leuven) (Algemene optie, Optie Japanse studies, Optie economie, recht en bedrijfskunde, Optie politieke wetenschappen)
    • Master in de rechten (Leuven)

After successfully completing the preparatory programme: Voorbereidingsprogramma: Master in de criminologische wetenschappen (Leuven, 63 sp. ).
All academic bachelor’s and master’s degrees are accepted.

After successfully completing the preparatory programme: Preparatory Programme: Master of Criminology (Leuven, 24 sp.).
Applicants must hold an academic bachelor’s or master’s degree in Humanities equivalent to: Political and Social Sciences, Communication Sciences, Law, Psychology and Educational Sciences. Holders of other academic bachelor's and master's degrees could exceptionally be admitted. The applicant must prove:
  - having had a basic training in criminal law and criminal procedure (either regional, European or international). Applicants who didn’t already obtain a basic training in criminal law and criminal procedure, can take either the course C06B8A ‘European Criminal Law, including Discussion Sessions’ (first term) or (preferably) C09B9B ‘International Criminal Law’ (second term). Students who are interested in one of these courses should contact the faculty via law.macrim@kuleuven.be after admission.
  - having had sufficient methodology training (for at least 22 ECTS) in the field of setting up a scientific research, especially concerning research design, data collection, data analysis, reporting research and statistics.

After an abridged programme

On the basis of the following degrees, or similar degrees, obtained at an institution of the Flemish Community:

  • After successfully completing the abridged programme: Bachelor in de criminologische wetenschappen ( Leuven, 130 sp. ) , the following degrees are accepted:
    • Bachelor in de communicatiewetenschappen (Leuven)
    • Bachelor in de pedagogische wetenschappen (Leuven)
    • Bachelor in de politieke wetenschappen en de sociologie (Leuven)
    • Bachelor in de rechten (Kortrijk)

Additional information

Application procedure for holders of a Flemish university degree: http://www.law.kuleuven.be/education/prospective/criminology



Students with a degree not obtained at an institution of the Flemish Community

Students who did not obtain their previous degree(s) at an institution of the Flemish Community should submit an application via the Admissions Office: https://www.kuleuven.be/english/application/.

You can find a list of core documents, which should be submitted with every application, here: https://www.kuleuven.be/english/application/requesteddocuments.

Diploma requirements

Bachelor of Criminology

Language requirements

Applicants must prove their English language proficiency by means of any of the following certificates:
  • - TOEFL iBT certificate with a minimum overall score of 100 (minimum 600 "paper based", minimum 250 "computer based" and minimum 100 "internet based)
  • - IELTS Academic certificate with a minimum overall score of 7.0
  • - Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE) or C2 Proficiency (CPE) certificate with a minimum overall score of 180

Applicants who have obtained a previous diploma (secondary or higher education) taught in English in Australia, English-speaking Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States of America are deemed to have fulfilled the language requirements.

Additional information

Students without diploma awarded by the Flemish authorities who need to acquire admission by the Faculty to start the education and students who want to make additional petitions to be granted exemption, are to do so by filling in the request form as published on the student portal via https://www.law.kuleuven.be/onderwijs/leuven/studentenportaal/administratie/verzoekschriften/formulieren.

After having graduated in the preparatory programme (24 credits)
The applicant for the preparatory programme must hold a Belgian academic bachelor or master degree in Humanities, or hold a foreign bachelor or master degree equivalent to a degree in Political and Social sciences, Communication Sciences, Law, Psychology and Educational Sciences. Holders of other academic bachelor and master degrees could exceptionally be admitted.

The applicant must prove:

  • - having had a basic training in criminal law and criminal procedure (either regional, European or international). Applicants who didn’t already obtain a basic training in criminal law and criminal procedure, can take either the course C06B8A ‘European Criminal Law, including Discussion Sessions’ (first term) or (preferably) C09B9B ‘International Criminal Law’ (second term). Students who are interested in one of these courses should contact the faculty via law.macrim@kuleuven.be after admission.
  • - having had sufficient methodology training (for at least 22 ECTS) in the field of setting up a scientific research, especially concerning research design, data collection, data analysis, reporting research and statistics.

After having graduated in the "voorbereidingsprogramma" (fully taught in Dutch) (40 credits)
Holders of:
Academic bachelor degree in Psychology
Academic bachelor degree in Educational (Pedagogy) Sciences
Academic bachelor degree in Political Sciences
Academic bachelor degree in Social Sciences
Academic bachelor degree in Communication
Master degree in Psychology
Master degree in Educational (Pedagogy) Sciences
Master degree in Political Sciences
Master degree in Social Sciences
Master degree in Communication

After having graduated in the "voorbereidingsprogramma" (fully taught in Dutch) (47 credits)
Holders of:
Academic bachelor degree in Law
Master degree in Law

After having graduated in the "voorbereidingsprogramma" (fully taught in Dutch) (63 credits)
Holders of an academic bachelor or master


After having graduated in the 'verkorte bachelor in de criminologische wetenschappen' (language of instruction: Dutch) (130 credits)

Holders of:
Academic bachelor degree in Communication
Academic bachelor degree in Educational (Pedagogy) Sciences
Academic bachelor degree in Political Sciences
Academic bachelor degree in Social Sciences
Academic bachelor degree in Law
All academic and professional bachelor degrees

Students who have obtained their bachelor's degree at the Université Saint-Louis Bruxelles with the specialisation "Majeure bilingue français-néerlandais" or "Majeure bilingue français-néerlandais, 3e langue: anglais" are deemed to have fulfilled the language requirements for starting the programme.

Students with a degree obtained at an institution of the Flemish Community

Direct

On the basis of the following degrees, or similar degrees, obtained at an institution of the Flemish Community:

  • Bachelor in de criminologische wetenschappen (Leuven)
  • Bachelor in de rechten (Leuven) (Optie criminologische wetenschappen)

After a bridging programme

After succesfully completing the bridging programme: Schakelprogramma voor bachelors in de maatschappelijke veiligheid (Leuven, 63 sp.), the following degrees are accepted:

Bachelor in de maatschappelijke veiligheid

After succesfully completing the bridging programme: Schakelprogramma: Master in de criminologische wetenschappen (Leuven, 83 sp.), the following degrees are accepted:

Bachelor in het sociaal werk
Bachelor in de verpleegkunde
Bachelor in de vroedkunde
Bachelor in de orthopedagogiek
Bachelor in de toegepaste psychologie
Bachelor in het bedrijfsmanagement, afstudeerrichting rechtspraktijk
Bachelor in de gezinswetenschappen
Bachelor in de sociale readaptatiewetenschappen

After a preparatory programme

On the basis of the following degrees, or similar degrees, obtained at an institution of the Flemish Community:

  • After successfully completing the preparatory programme: Voorbereidingsprogramma: Master in de criminologische wetenschappen ( Leuven, 40 sp. ) , the following degrees are accepted:
    • Bachelor in de communicatiewetenschappen (Leuven)
    • Bachelor in de onderwijskunde (Kortrijk)
    • Bachelor in de pedagogische wetenschappen (Leuven)
    • Bachelor in de politieke wetenschappen en de sociologie (Leuven)
    • Bachelor in de psychologie (Leuven)
    • Master in de bedrijfscommunicatie (Leuven)
    • Master in de communicatiewetenschappen (Leuven)
    • Master in de pedagogische wetenschappen (Leuven)
    • Master in de psychologie (Leuven)
    • Master in de sociologie (Leuven)
  • After successfully completing the preparatory programme: Voorbereidingsprogramma: Master in de criminologische wetenschappen ( Leuven, 47 sp. ) , the following degrees are accepted:
    • Bachelor in de rechten (Kortrijk, Leuven) (Algemene optie, Optie Japanse studies, Optie economie, recht en bedrijfskunde, Optie politieke wetenschappen)
    • Master in de rechten (Leuven)

After successfully completing the preparatory programme: Voorbereidingsprogramma: Master in de criminologische wetenschappen (Leuven, 63 sp. ).
All academic bachelor’s and master’s degrees are accepted.

After successfully completing the preparatory programme: Preparatory Programme: Master of Criminology (Leuven, 24 sp.).
Applicants must hold an academic bachelor’s or master’s degree in Humanities equivalent to: Political and Social Sciences, Communication Sciences, Law, Psychology and Educational Sciences. Holders of other academic bachelor's and master's degrees could exceptionally be admitted. The applicant must prove:
  - having had a basic training in criminal law and criminal procedure (either regional, European or international). Applicants who didn’t already obtain a basic training in criminal law and criminal procedure, can take either the course C06B8A ‘European Criminal Law, including Discussion Sessions’ (first term) or (preferably) C09B9B ‘International Criminal Law’ (second term). Students who are interested in one of these courses should contact the faculty via law.macrim@kuleuven.be after admission.
  - having had sufficient methodology training (for at least 22 ECTS) in the field of setting up a scientific research, especially concerning research design, data collection, data analysis, reporting research and statistics.

After an abridged programme

On the basis of the following degrees, or similar degrees, obtained at an institution of the Flemish Community:

  • After successfully completing the abridged programme: Bachelor in de criminologische wetenschappen ( Leuven, 130 sp. ) , the following degrees are accepted:
    • Bachelor in de communicatiewetenschappen (Leuven)
    • Bachelor in de pedagogische wetenschappen (Leuven)
    • Bachelor in de politieke wetenschappen en de sociologie (Leuven)
    • Bachelor in de rechten (Kortrijk)

Additional information

Application procedure for holders of a Flemish university degree: http://www.law.kuleuven.be/education/prospective/criminology



Students with a degree not obtained at an institution of the Flemish Community

Students who did not obtain their previous degree(s) at an institution of the Flemish Community should submit an application via the Admissions Office: https://www.kuleuven.be/english/application/.

You can find a list of core documents, which should be submitted with every application, here: https://www.kuleuven.be/english/application/requesteddocuments.

Diploma requirements

Bachelor of Criminology

Language requirements

Applicants must prove their English language proficiency by means of any of the following certificates:
  • - TOEFL iBT certificate with a minimum overall score of 100 (minimum 600 "paper based", minimum 250 "computer based" and minimum 100 "internet based)
  • - IELTS Academic certificate with a minimum overall score of 7.0
  • - Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE) or C2 Proficiency (CPE) certificate with a minimum overall score of 180

Applicants who have obtained a previous diploma (secondary or higher education) taught in English in Australia, English-speaking Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States of America are deemed to have fulfilled the language requirements.

Additional information

Students without diploma awarded by the Flemish authorities who need to acquire admission by the Faculty to start the education and students who want to make additional petitions to be granted exemption, are to do so by filling in the request form as published on the student portal via https://www.law.kuleuven.be/onderwijs/leuven/studentenportaal/administratie/verzoekschriften/formulieren.

After having graduated in the preparatory programme (24 credits)
The applicant for the preparatory programme must hold a Belgian academic bachelor or master degree in Humanities, or hold a foreign bachelor or master degree equivalent to a degree in Political and Social sciences, Communication Sciences, Law, Psychology and Educational Sciences. Holders of other academic bachelor and master degrees could exceptionally be admitted.

The applicant must prove:

  • - having had a basic training in criminal law and criminal procedure (either regional, European or international). Applicants who didn’t already obtain a basic training in criminal law and criminal procedure, can take either the course C06B8A ‘European Criminal Law, including Discussion Sessions’ (first term) or (preferably) C09B9B ‘International Criminal Law’ (second term). Students who are interested in one of these courses should contact the faculty via law.macrim@kuleuven.be after admission.
  • - having had sufficient methodology training (for at least 22 ECTS) in the field of setting up a scientific research, especially concerning research design, data collection, data analysis, reporting research and statistics.

After having graduated in the "voorbereidingsprogramma" (fully taught in Dutch) (40 credits)
Holders of:
Academic bachelor degree in Psychology
Academic bachelor degree in Educational (Pedagogy) Sciences
Academic bachelor degree in Political Sciences
Academic bachelor degree in Social Sciences
Academic bachelor degree in Communication
Master degree in Psychology
Master degree in Educational (Pedagogy) Sciences
Master degree in Political Sciences
Master degree in Social Sciences
Master degree in Communication

After having graduated in the "voorbereidingsprogramma" (fully taught in Dutch) (47 credits)
Holders of:
Academic bachelor degree in Law
Master degree in Law

After having graduated in the "voorbereidingsprogramma" (fully taught in Dutch) (63 credits)
Holders of an academic bachelor or master


After having graduated in the 'verkorte bachelor in de criminologische wetenschappen' (language of instruction: Dutch) (130 credits)

Holders of:
Academic bachelor degree in Communication
Academic bachelor degree in Educational (Pedagogy) Sciences
Academic bachelor degree in Political Sciences
Academic bachelor degree in Social Sciences
Academic bachelor degree in Law
All academic and professional bachelor degrees

Students who have obtained their bachelor's degree at the Université Saint-Louis Bruxelles with the specialisation "Majeure bilingue français-néerlandais" or "Majeure bilingue français-néerlandais, 3e langue: anglais" are deemed to have fulfilled the language requirements for starting the programme.

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